Labouring Through the Days:Happy weekending friends.
In Washington State with Kathleen to play at Bumpershoot and I have a situation.
To eat great food or to see Band of Horses tonight? Both you say, hmmm, timing.
What to do?
Tell me, tell me!
Ok. See that photo up there? That was taken at the Regina Folk Festival. I was talking about the Bay on stage and how I needed socks (I love the Bay for socks) and Sheridan Polinsky done went and bought me socks. What a great gift indeed. Thanks Sheridan. Did I mention that that there festival was the best time I had this summer at a festival. It is an real great one indeed.
Ok, get out of the house and go to your cottage or find someone with one and done get up to it.
Over rovers,
jim,
Have a Great Weekend:Here's hoping you are at the cottage this weekend,
jim,
Mmmmm, the sound of summer:
Listen Here
The Porchlight Chronicles:Hi all.
Well, life is moving on out here in the fringes.
Once upon a time in Canadiana, my mother worked for a car dealership that had the motto "Just Beyond The Fringe"! Pretty ok handle I think.
So tonight after Lisa went off to work and Jim Walker came over to size up the mini bathroom reno we are attempting tomorrow and after having a small dinner, I decided to have a beer on the proch and write a psting here. But then at the last minute (well half way through the can) I remembered I was gong to go out jogging. So there I was was, beer in hand, relaxation of the evening a time off my day life, which entails much time off, a bemused look on my face.
After a slight pondering of the merrit of jogging, off I went beer in hand (ok, beer out of hand and put away for future enjoyment). A short jog of 8k by marathon standards, but a good quick out in the town and back in the dark. Lots of bored teenagers out ther in late summer. In our tme, we would sit and wait for some kind person at the Hazeldean Mall LCBO to buy us some warm blue or a box of wine so we could wander a bit with a summer buzz.
Well, that is the new of the day from here on the porch.
I was thinking of trying an adventure of taking the 96 out at 10pm from Stittsville and seeing how long it takes to get downtown.
Hmmm, maybe some other time,
jim,
PS: These are my feet in the kitchen in the place we used to live wearing pants I gave away to my friend Rob in Arnprior. Now that is all for sure.
The Sad Soon End of Summer:Here is Ottawa, even far out where I am on the fringes, the beginning of the Super Ex is a sure sign that the leaves will soon fall. I missing some of summer at home with some great shows and travels. I am thrilled to be home for August though.
August is perhaps even my favorite month. Good fresh food from down the road and everything in bloom.
What is new in my world?
My goodness, I had a real wing dinger of a time at the Regina Folk Festival. One of our country's fine fine events for sure.
Played this past weekend here at our own fine Ottawa Folk Festival with Catherine MacLellan. Stuck around for a great Odetta show as well.
Then I got lost out in the past-the-burbs streets I guess I do not really know anymore.
Right now I confess, most of life revolves around home and getting things working and altered and presentable for life out here.
That is word, bird!
Hoping also that the cat stops outwitting these birds,
I think there are some new photo's in the section up there on the top. Click there
All the best,
jim,
Belly of the Sea. Lisa in Nova Scotia. July 2008.Hello Regina!Hi All, I cannot find my camera cable. I cannot find much right now.
We just moved and everything is missing somewhere in a box.
I spent my day with Ol' Geddes sanding a room's worth of hardwood and tonight I stained it. I could have used some Holmes on Homes advice, but I sorted it I guess.
I am going looking for the camera cable now!
Showingly:I have a really exciting weekend coming up at the Regina Folk Festival: A workshop with John Sampson and Old Man Leudicke, a solo show, a show with the Weakerthans and ashow with Kathleen.
Man alive, I am looking for to it.
Sappy Good Fun:Oh yes also, thanks so much to Paul and John and Julie out at the wonderful Sappyfest.
I was a splendid good time. Jesse Baird stepped in with no knowledge of my music and Jenny Omnichord joined in.
What good fun it all was.
Alas, now I am domestically sorting out this out of city living we are now doing.
Good day from out here,
jim,
